W3 ANS 1 Drugs

• Visine and tysine are the brand names for tetrahydrozoline
• Tetrahydrozoline is an alpha-adrenergic agonist that is used as a visual and nasal decongestant (Visine, Tysine)
• Levophed is a alpha-adrenergic agonist that is used to treat hypotension (norepinephrine)
• Levophed is the brand name for norepinephrine
• Otrivin is an alpha-adrenergic agonist that is used as a nasal decongestant (Xylometazoline)
• Otrivin is the brand name for xylometazoline
• Proamatine is an alpha-adrenergic agonist that is used to treat hypotension (midodrine)
• Proamatine is the brand name of midodrine
• Sudafed is a alpha-adrenergic agonist that is used as a nasal decongestant (pseudophedrine)pseudoephedrine
• Pseudoephedrine is the generic name of sudafed
• Phenylephrine is a alpha-adrenergic agonist that is used as a nasal decongestant (xylometazoline)
• Serevent is a selective beta-agonist that is used as a bronchodilator (salmeterol)
• Ventolin is a selective beta-agonist that is used as a bronchodilator (salbutamol)
• Salbutamol is the generic name for ventolin
• Breathine is a selective beta-agonist that is used as a bronchodilator (terbutaline)
• Breathine is the brand name of terbutaline
• Epinephrine is a non-selective beta-agonist that is used as a cardiac stimulant and bronchodilator and vasopressor
• Adrenaline is the brand name of epinephrine
• Isuprel is a non-selective beta-agonist that is used as a cardiac stimulant and bronchodilator
• Isoproterenol is the generic name for isuprel
• Flomax is an alpha-antagonist that is used to treat bph (tamsulosin)
• Tamsulosin is the generic name for flomax
• Hytrin is an alpha-antagonist that is used to treat htn and bph (terazosin)
• Hytrin is the brand name for terazosin
• Rapaflo is an alpha-antagonist that is used to treat BPH (silodosin)
• Silodosin is the generic name for rapaflo
• Minipress is an alpha antagonist that is used to treat htn (prazosin)
• Prazosin is the generic name of minipress
• Cardura is an alpha antagonist that is used to treat htn and bph (doxazosin)
• Doxazosin is the generic name for Cardura.
• Carvedilol is a non selective beta antagonist that is used for HTN and CHF
• Propanolol is a non selective beta antagonist that is used for HTN, angina, and arrhythmias
• Propanol is the generic name for inderal
• Corgard is a non selective beta antagonist that is used for HTN and angina
• Nadolol is the generic name for corgard
• Timolol is the generic name for blocadren and timoptic
• Blocadren and timoptic are the same non selective beta antagonist that is used for HTN and glaucoma
• Atenolol is the generic name for tenormin
• Tenormin is a selective beta antagonist that is used for HTN and angina
• Bisoprolol is a selective beta antagonist that is used for HTN